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Mary-Kate And Ashley Olsen
Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Fuller Olsen (born June 13, 1986), also known as the Olsen twins as a duo, are American fashion designers and former actresses. The twins made their acting debut as infants playing Michelle Tanner on the television series ''Full House''. At the age of six, Mary-Kate and Ashley began starring together in other TV shows, film, and video projects, which continued to their teenage years. Through their company Dualstar, the Olsens joined the ranks of the wealthiest women in the entertainment industry at a young age. Lives and career Childhood and acting career The fraternal twins were born in Sherman Oaks, California, to David "Dave" Olsen and Jarnette "Jarnie" (née Jones). They have an elder brother, Trent, and a younger sister, actress Elizabeth, as well as a half-sister, Courtney Taylor, and a half-brother, Jake. The twins' parents divorced in 1995; Taylor and Jake are from their father's second marriage. The Olsen twins have Norwegian ancestry. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Olsen
Ashley Fuller Olsen (born June 13, 1986) is an American businesswoman and former actress. She began her acting career at the age of nine months, sharing the role of Michelle Tanner with her twin sister Mary-Kate Olsen in the television sitcom ''Full House'' (1987–1995). They also starred in numerous films together. In 1993, the production company Dualstar Entertainment Group was founded, which produced a long string of TV movies and direct-to-video releases featuring the girls; they starred in ''Passport to Paris'' (1999), ''Our Lips Are Sealed'' (2000), ''Winning London'' (2001), '' Holiday in the Sun'' (2001) and in the television series, ''So Little Time'' (2001–2002). They starred in, '' Getting There'' (2002), '' When in Rome'' (2002), '' The Challenge'' (2003) and made cameos in '' Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'' (2003). The last film she starred in with her twin sister was '' New York Minute'' (2004). She continued with her acting career independently, appearing w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Child Labor
Child labour refers to the exploitation of children through any form of work that deprives children of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and is mentally, physically, socially and morally harmful. Such exploitation is prohibited by legislation worldwide, although these laws do not consider all work by children as child labour; exceptions include work by child artists, family duties, supervised training, and some forms of work undertaken by Amish children, as well as by indigenous children in the Americas. Child labour has existed to varying extents throughout history. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, many children aged 5–14 from poorer families worked in Western nations and their colonies alike. These children mainly worked in agriculture, home-based assembly operations, factories, mining, and services such as news boys – some worked night shifts lasting 12 hours. With the rise of household income, availability of scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Of A Kind (U
Two of a Kind may refer to: Film and television * ''Two of a Kind'' (1951 film), starring Edmond O'Brien and Lizabeth Scott * ''Two of a Kind'' (1982 film), starring George Burns and Robbie Benson * ''Two of a Kind'' (1983 film), starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta ** ''Two of a Kind'' (soundtrack), the soundtrack of the film * ''Two of a Kind'' (1993 film) (''Qing ren zhi ji''), directed by Teddy Chan * ''Two of a Kind'' (Hong Kong TV series), a 1989 Hong Kong television series starring Hacken Lee * ''Two of a Kind'' (UK TV series), a 1960s ATV television series starring Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise * ''Two of a Kind'' (U.S. TV series), a 1998 ABC television series starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen * 2-of-a-Kind, a 1992–95 Cartoon Network programming block Music * ''Two of a Kind'' (Bobby Darin and Johnny Mercer album), 1961, or the title track * ''Two of a Kind'' (Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton album), 1971 * ''Two of a Kind'' (Earl Klugh and Bob James album), 1982 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sister, Sister (TV Series)
''Sister, Sister'' is an American television sitcom starring Tia and Tamera Mowry as identical twin sisters separated at birth who are reunited as teenagers. It premiered on April 1, 1994 on ABC as part of its TGIF comedy lineup, and finished its run on The WB on May 23, 1999, airing 119 episodes over six seasons. The predominantly black cast consisted of the Mowry sisters with Jackée Harry and Tim Reid costarring as their respective adoptive parents, alongside Marques Houston as their annoying neighbor Roger. RonReaco Lee and Deon Richmond later joined the cast in the fifth season. The series was created by Kim Bass, Gary Gilbert, and Fred Shafferman, and produced by de Passe Entertainment and Paramount Network Television. As a result of ABC removing ''Sister, Sister'' from its TGIF lineup for its second season, ratings declined significantly and the network ultimately cancelled the series in April 1995. The series was then picked up by The WB as a replacement for ''Muscle'' o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All My Children
''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2013, via Hulu, Hulu Plus, and iTunes. Created by Agnes Nixon, ''All My Children'' is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictional suburb of Philadelphia, which is modeled on the actual Philadelphia suburb of Rosemont, Pennsylvania, Rosemont. The original series featured Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime television's most popular characters. The title of the series refers to the bonds of humanity. ''All My Children'' was the first new network daytime drama to debut in the 1970s. Originally owned by Creative Horizons, Inc., the company created by Nixon and her husband, Bob, the show was sold to ABC in January 1975. The series started at a half-hour in per-installment length, then was expanded to a full hour on April 25, 1977. Earlier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're Invited To Mary-Kate & Ashley's
''You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's'' is a musical direct-to-video series starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. The videos were released between 1995 and 2000 and have since been released on VHS in 2000-2001 and on DVD in 2003. The series began with ''You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Sleepover Party'' and ended with ''You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's School Dance Party'' and three more compilation releases. List of releases Original releases ''You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Sleepover Party'' (1995) In ''You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Sleepover Party'', Mary-Kate, Ashley, and their slumber party guests dance around, tell scary stories, play video games, order a pizza, and try to pull an all-nighter. The pizza, ordered with nothing on it, is topped with a variety of ingredients sourced from their refrigerator during their freestyle rap "Gimme Pizza". A slowed-down version of the song later gained popularity in the 2010s. Cast *Mary-Kate and Ash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirstie Alley
Kirstie Louise Alley (January 12, 1951 – December 5, 2022) was an American actress. Her breakout role was as Rebecca Howe in the NBC sitcom ''Cheers'' (1987–1993), for which she received an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe in 1991. From 1997 to 2000, she starred as the lead in the sitcom ''Veronica's Closet'', earning additional Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. On film, she was perhaps best known for her role as Mollie Jensen in ''Look Who's Talking'' (1989) and its two sequels, ''Look Who's Talking Too'' (1990) and ''Look Who's Talking Now'' (1993). Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Alley appeared in various films, including '' Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'' (1982), '' Summer School'' (1987), '' Shoot to Kill'' (1988), '' Madhouse'' (1990), ''Sibling Rivalry'' (1990), '' Village of the Damned'' (1995), '' It Takes Two'' (1995), ''Deconstructing Harry'' (1997), ''For Richer or Poorer'' (1997), and '' Drop Dead Gorgeous'' (1999). Alley won her second Emmy Award in 1994 for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Guttenberg
Steven Robert Guttenberg (born August 24, 1958) is an American actor, author, businessman, producer, and director. He is known for his lead roles in Hollywood films of the 1980s and 1990s, including '' Cocoon'', ''Police Academy'', ''Three Men and a Baby'', '' Diner'', '' The Bedroom Window'', ''Three Men and a Little Lady'', ''The Big Green'', and ''Short Circuit''. Early life Guttenberg was born on August 24, 1958, in Brooklyn, New York,Guttenberg, Steve, in the only son, along with his two sisters, of Ann Iris (née Newman), a surgical assistant, and Jerome Stanley Guttenberg, an electrical engineer. His godfather is actor Michael Bell. He had a Jewish upbringing in the Flushing neighborhood of the borough of Queens. In 1976, he graduated from Plainedge High School after his family moved from Queens to North Massapequa. Note: Source says Guttenberg transferred to New York City's High School of Performing Arts for his final two years of high school. While still in high schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Takes Two (1995 Film)
''It Takes Two'' is a 1995 American romantic comedy film starring Kirstie Alley, Steve Guttenberg, and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. The title is taken from the song of the same name by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston, which is played in the closing credits. The storyline is similar to the 1881 novel, ''The Prince and the Pauper'' by Mark Twain, which in turn helped inspire the 1949 book ''Lisa and Lottie'' by Erich Kästner. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. through their Warner Bros. Family Entertainment label. Plot Amanda Lemmon is a nine-year-old orphan who is being sought after by the Butkises, a reclusive, secretive family known to "collect" kids via adoption. She actually wants the likeable warm-hearted Diane Barrows, her social worker, to adopt her instead. Diane would like to do so, but authorities will not let her because of her low salary, unmarried status, and social worker position. While at summer camp, Amanda meets a rich girl named Alyssa Callaway, who looks jus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Mary-Kate & Ashley
''The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley'' is a series of musical mystery videos starring twin actresses Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. The series was also written as children's books. A set of books was written as a companion piece to the show, showing the twins on the cover. The video series was distributed by BMG Kidz and KidVision. Format Each video begins with the girls singing the theme song. Following the theme song, the girls receive a phone call, informing them of some urgent mystery that needs to be solved. Their motto is "We’ll solve any crime by dinnertime." Each video features the girls singing multiple songs about the mystery they are working on. They never fail to solve the mystery with their sidekick, Clue (a Basset Hound), and, indeed, the solution is usually something either very obvious or very trivial, to give the video a humorous ending. Plot outlines Each episode is named "The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley" followed by the name of the mystery. ;''1. The Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How The West Was Fun
''How the West Was Fun'' is a 1994 Revisionist western film starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Synopsis 8-year-old twin girls Jessica and Susie Martin (Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) live with their father, Stephen ( Patrick Cassidy), in Philadelphia. They have a dream about a man saying, "This town ain't big enough for the three of us" and having a shootout but argue who makes their move first. One day, they receive a letter from their late mother Sarah's godmother, Natty (Phillips), inviting them to a dude ranch. She, not knowing about Sarah's death, wants her to come help at the ranch. She is having financial problems because the ranch has too few paying visitors and, although she has offers, she does not want to sell it. The girls try to ask their dad's uptight boss, "The Dragon Lady" (Ms. Plaskett), for his vacation time, only to get him fired. They lie and say that she said that they could go. They go to the ranch and attempt to help Natty. As they arrive they meet George Tai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
